A woman in Tibetan clothing, a regional intangible cultural heritage, poses for a photo in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
LHASA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The protection of intangible cultural heritage in Xizang has steadily improved, with 473 million yuan (about 66 million U.S. dollars) from the central and regional governments earmarked from 2012 to 2024 for the protection of intangible cultural heritage items on the national representative list and other related fields, according to a white paper issued this year.
A carver with Tibetan woodblock art, a regional intangible cultural heritage, works in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A painter creates a Tibetan Thangka painting, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A potter makes a piece of traditional Tibetan pottery, a regional intangible cultural heritage, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
Carvers with Tibetan woodblock art, a regional intangible cultural heritage, work in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A carver with traditional Tibetan carving restoration technique, a regional intangible cultural heritage, poses for a photo in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A carver with Tibetan woodblock art, a regional intangible cultural heritage, works in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
A carver with traditional Tibetan carving restoration technique, a regional intangible cultural heritage, works in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
An inheritor makes Tibetan incense in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
An inheritor makes Tibetan paper in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
Workers make Tibetan clothing, a regional intangible cultural heritage, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
A carver with Tibetan woodblock art, a regional intangible cultural heritage, works in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A potter views a piece of traditional Tibetan pottery, a regional intangible cultural heritage, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A painter makes pigments for Tibetan Thangka painting, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A painter creates a Tibetan Thangka painting, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)■